This May, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites the Salem community and beyond to participate in a unique, month-long collaborative art project. PEM, in collaboration with the 2019 PEM Prize recipient Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), is excited to create a cloud-like sculpture made from tin jingles. This sculpture will be unveiled at the 16th annual Salem Arts Festival on June

Salem Arts Festival 2024 When: June 7-9, 2024 Where: Downtown Salem, MA Cost: Free! Salem Arts Festival is co-produced by Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective. All Festival applications are now open.  Sponsor Opportunties can be found here.  Dive into a weekend of creativity and fun at the 16th annual Salem Arts Festival! This is your chance to be part

Join us in celebrating art and creativity’s healing and unifying power at the 16th annual Salem Arts Festival 2024, June 7-9. This vibrant event, deeply woven into Salem’s daily life, is a testament to the role of arts and culture in our community. A major economic driver, the festival draws over 7500 attendees yearly, significantly benefiting local creative professionals and

The city will offer a year filled with music, comedy, film, and arts in addition to its month-long Halloween and Holiday Celebrations. SALEM, Mass.— Salem is gearing up for a fun-filled 2023 with a lineup of events that offer historical, artistic, and interactive activities. Embracing chocolate and ice sculptures during the cold winter months, discovering ancestral connections to the city, and

Salem Arts Festival returns this weekend (June 3-5) in all of its glory for three days of art, music, poetry, performance, vending, and general spectacle. Because the schedule of events happening in and around Salem is so jam packed, we’ve decided to help you out by selecting 10 of the best happenings going on this weekend. But don’t just trust

The Salem Arts Festival announces an invitation for the community to participate in the festival’s 14th year, running June 3 through June 5, 2022. Over 8,000 people regularly attend the family-friendly festival, transforming downtown Salem, MA into an opportunity for the arts community to showcase a wide range of talents. The festival includes a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old

The Salem Arts Festival announces an invitation for the community to participate in the festival’s 14th year, running June 3 through June 5, 2022. Over 8,000 people regularly attend the family-friendly festival, transforming downtown Salem, MA into an opportunity for the arts community to showcase a wide range of talents. The festival includes a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old

Festival season in New England usually runs from May to October, plus the sprinkling of winter markets in late November and December, and most artists, makers, creators, and performers are already considering and applying to the events they want to participate in throughout the year. Many North Shore-based festivals have released their call for art and performers, including Salem Arts

The City of Salem’s Public Art Commission and the Salem Arts Festival are teaming up to present the 7th annual Salem Arts Festival Mural Slam (SAF Mural Slam). This dynamic live painting event engages the public with creative producers and contributes to downtown Salem’s cultural vitality. Salem Arts Festival is a project of Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective. The

The 2021 Salem Arts Festival took place over three days from June 4-6 featuring performances, galleries, a mural slam, 40+ vendors, and so much more! These are just highlights! Stay tuned for full coverage in the coming weeks! View this post on Instagram A post shared by #joincreativecollective (@creativecollectivema) Roving Performances from Puppets and Faeries Miracle Fish Puppetry View this